COLUMBUS, Ohio– The Ohio State men’s tennis team was added to the records book Friday night after defeating No. 44 Michigan, 6-1, at the Varsity Tennis Center to claim its 184th-consecutive home win, which dates back to the 2003 campaign – a span of 11 years of home dominance. The Buckeyes (18-2, 3-0 B1G) tie the Stanford women’s tennis program, which had a stretch of 184-consecutive home wins from 1999-2011. The streak marks the longest stretch of home wins in a row by any team in any sport at the NCAA level.

“It’s been a nerve-racking experience going through this and every home match has been counted for the last six or seven matches, so it’s nice that the guys get to go down in history,” director of tennis and head coach Ty Tucker said. “Hopefully we have enough magic in us to win one more home match and be alone at the top of the list. The special thing about this accomplishment is that it links so many guys together. It joins 11 years of Buckeyes and that’s something for them that will carry with them for a lifetime.”

The Big Ten win also extends the Buckeyes’ conference win streak to 85-consecutive matches, which dates back to 2005. Ohio State will look to make history a week from tonight, hosting Northwestern at 6 p.m. March 28 in Columbus. As always, admission is free.

The Buckeyes (18-2, 3-0 B1G) won the doubles point and five of the six singles matches. Senior Peter Kobelt (New Albany, Ohio) clinched the match for the Buckeyes and won his seventh consecutive match, improving his season record to 19-5. Kobelt brings his dual match record to 11-1 and is now 11-5 against ranked opponents.

Up 1-0 heading into singles play, the Buckeyes blitzed the Wolverines in four of the six first sets and dropped the other two in tiebreakers. Diaz was first off the court for Ohio State, defeating Vlad Stefan 6-0, 6-2 on court No. 2. Moments later, No. 88 Callahan, on court No. 5 for the first time this season, downed Buzzi 6-1, 6-1 to give the Buckeyes a 3-0 lead. No. 9 Kobelt defeated No. 112 Petrone on court No. 1 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Steinbach took the first three-set match of the evening, downing Franks 6-0, 4-6, 7-5 on court No. 6. Next to finish was No. 120 Pollanen, who dropped a marathon match to Bernstein 7-6(8-6), 7-5 on court No. 3. Metka was last to finish, defeating Justin Rossi in a 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) battle.

Ohio State now turns to an away match against Michigan State on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes lead the Spartans in their all-time series 42-35, including a 6-1 win for Ohio State last season in Columbus.